US284894A - Baling-press - Google Patents

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BALING PE1-ass.V No. 284,894. Patented Sept. 11.11888.

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SEECIFICATION forming' part of Letters Patent No. 284,894, dated September ll, 1883.

` Application filed July '7, 1883. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, ANDREW C. PORTER, a citizen of the United States of America, ref siding at Senatobia, in the county of Tate and State of Mississippi, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Baling-l?resses;I and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the inven-l tion, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompany ing drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification. j

My invention relates to baling-presses; and it consists of the ilnproved construction, fully described hereinafter, whereby the baling operations are greatly improved and facilitatechi the pressing-follower readily shifted to per-g mit the introduction of additional material," and the general construction of the machinei improved ahd strengthened. Y Y

In the accompanying drawings, Figure I is' a front elevation of a baling-press constructed` in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a1 side elevation of the same. Figs. 3, 4, 5, 6,. and'7 are detail views.

On a suitable base, A, are mounted foury standards, B B', having secured between them cross-bars C D, and forming the frame of the baling-boXfE and supply-box F. Two verti` Ycal shafts or rods, G G', are arranged oneachl side ofthe boxes E F, and are threaded in different directions. rlhese shafts G G pass through threaded perforations a a of nuts b b,which are secured at each end of a follower, H, by means of clamp-plates c c, which rest on each side of said nuts b b in grooves d, formed therein, and bolted to tenons e of the follower by bolts e. Perforated lugs f on the upper face of the clamp-plates are adapted to receive the threaded ends of a tie-brace, j", secured by nuts f 2, Vso as to additionally strengthen the follower. The lower end of each shaft G G passes through an elongated opening therefor in the base A, and through an open-ended slot, ,of a plate, I, bolted on the under side of said base, and carries near its lower end, y, a cog-wheel, J the upper face of the hub lz of which is convex, as shown in Figs. l and 2, and rests in a concavity formed in the lower face of the plateI. rlhe said plate I is provided with a curved lug, j, located at the end of the slott of said plate, which lug partially encircles the lower end ofthe threaded shaft when said shaft occupies its normal position in the slot. Each of the ends g of the threaded shafts forms a tenon which bears in a mortise, g', therefor in a bearing-block, K, cut away on its under side to straddle a horizontal shaft, L, turning in bearings Z of hangers l', depending from the under side of the base, and said horizontal shaft L has pinions ZL' keyed thereon and meshing with the cogwheels J, and arranged to revolve said cogwheels in different directions when turned.

Near the end of the horizontal shaft L is mounted a drive-pulley, M, keyed thereon, and 011 each side of said drive-pulley are mounted id 1er-pulleys h M2. The idler-pulley M is driven by a belt, N, from any suitable source of power, and the idler-pulley M2 by a cross-belt, N, from the same source, but in a different direction.

Two beltshifters located above and below the pulleys M M MVconsist each of a rod, O, one end, o, of which plays through a perforation near the end of a standard, AO', which standard carries the end bearing, o, of the shaft L. Each shifting-rod O is provided with two pins, o2 o, between which rest the belts N N. The end oL of each shifting-rod O is connected to one end of a bell-crank lever, I P, pivoted, respectively, to the frame of the press, above and below the baseAthereof, and to the other end of each of said bell-crank levers is secured a vertical rod, Q Q,which eX- tends up above the top of the frame. The rod Q carries a bar or arm, q, located on 'said rod, near the top of the baling-box E, and extending from the rod Q, at right angles thereto, so as to be struck by the follower when it in its descent arrives at the top of the baling-box. The rod Q2 is also provided with an arm, q, which is connected to said rod Q2, near the top of the same, above the follower.

The operation of the press is as follows: 'Ihe chambers E F having been lled with material to b e baled, the belt is moved from the idler-pulley M to ,drive the pulley M, so as to.

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revolve the shaft L and its pinions?, which imp art motion to the cog-wheels J J and vertical shafts G G', provided,.respeetively, with right and left screw-threads and revolved in different directions. The revolution of the said shafts G G causes the follower H to descend, by reason of the nut-connection therewith,

and compress the material of the two chamq of the rod Q is now depressed, soasto move the saidv rod, its bell-crank lever P, and shifting-rod O, to shift the cross-belt from the idlerpulley M2 to the pulley M and cause the threaded shaftsG G and intermediate gearing to revolve in a reverse direction, resulting in the ascent of the follower H, which, as it arrives at the top of the press, comes in contact with and raises the arm Q of the rod Q', so as to shift the cross-belt N back onto the idlerpulley M2, causing the movement of the follower to be 'arrested slightly above the top of the press-frame. As the lower ends of the shafts G' G bear in the bearing-boxes K and pass through slots in the plates I and base A,

I the said shafts G Gl and boxes Kean be tilted onthe horizontal shaft L, enabling the follower to be moved to one side of the press, as clearly shown in Fig. 2, topernlit the introduction of material in the chambers E F. The convex faces of the hubs h of the gear-wheels move in the concavities on the under side of the plates, affording no obstruction to the movement of the hubs when the same are tilted.

cqualized, and derangement of parts prevented. A

It will be seen that theV machine described is positive and automatic in operation, the baling operations facilitated, and the general structure of the machine renderedy durable and simple;

The curved' lugs j of the plates I act as stops to limit the I do not limit myself to the precise construction shown and described, as the same may be subject to modification and change without departing from the spirit of the invention.

I claiml. The combination, in a baling-press, of a baling and supply chamber, vertical shafts arranged at each side thereof', and threaded in different directions and passing through slot-` ted openings in the base of the press-frame, and plates I, bolted thereto and terminating in a tenon bearing in a mortise formed in a bearing-block straddling one of the shafts of the mechanism for revolving said threaded shafts, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, in a baling-press, of a baling and supply chamber, vertical shafts arranged at each side thereof, and threaded in different directions and passing through threaded openings in the base of the pressframe, and slotted plates I, bolted to the latter,

and provided with the lugsj, bearing-blocks receiving the lower end of each shaft and straddliug the horizontal shaft L, and devices for rotating the threaded shafts, substantially as described.

3. The combination, in a baling-press, of threaded vertical shafts G G,1nechanism for revolving said shafts, a follower, H, nuts b' b', having grooves d, and clamp-plates c c', resting in said grooves and secured to the follower by bolts e, substantially as set forth.

Al. The combination, in a baling-press, of threaded vertical shafts G G', mechanism for revolving said shafts, a follower, H, and nuts b b', secured to the follower by means of clampplates c c', having ears or lugs f, perforated for the reception of the threaded ends of a tic-rod,

vf', substantially as set forth.

5. lIhe combination, in a baling-press, of,

threaded vertical shafts G G', carrying at their lower ends cog-wheels J J, a horizontal shaft bearing in hangers dependent from the base A of the frame, and carrying pinions F F, meshing with the cog-wheels J, said shaft L carrying a xed pulley, M, and idler-pulleys M M2, arranged on each side of the said fixed pulley, and carrying, respectively, straight and cross driving-belts, and devices operated from the follower to shift the belts alternately from the idler to the fixed pulley, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ANDREW C. PORTER.

lVitnesses:

J. F. HEARD, G.L. McCLENDoN.

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